SHOAL CREEK, Alabama - It's pretty easy to spot the most popular golfer at a tournament.

Look for the crowds.

As the third round of play gets underway at the Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek, crowds are beginning to gather and follow their favorite players. And the consensus seems to be that Fred Couples, a former No. 1 player in the world and winner of The Masters in 1992, is the most popular to watch.

Other crowd-gathering favorites are two-time Master champion Tom Watson, long considered one of the "gentleman" of the sport, and current Charles Schwab Cup points leader Bernhard Langer.

Those three players began the third round back from the leaders in the middle and back of the pack, with Langer even, Watson at 1-over and Couples at 7-over.